Chelsea – Premier League Football – 12 May 2017

After his side secured the Premier League title with a 1-0 win at West Brom, the Chelsea manager walked into the dressing room only to be met with a barrage of liquids.

In public, Conte won’t be thinking further ahead than his team’s trip to The Hawthorns but a coach as thorough and hard-working as the Italian will surely have one eye on the offseason and beyond.

If Chelsea beat West Brom by any scoreline, they are champions.

“I’m wearing the tracksuit but I’m living a very important moment”. We gave them a really tough game though. For sure this is my will. We have also another target to try to reach.

“You don’t need them getting that slice of luck”. Yet he suggested that, at such an elite level, the salary itself is less of a priority other than providing an indication of the worth a club places in his services.

Asked if he expects to still be at Chelsea next season, Conte said: “I have a contract with Chelsea for two more years. Money is important but it’s not everything”.

The ball stayed in play and was tracked down by Azpilicueta, who sent in a low cross that was met by a sliding Batshuayi, setting off wild celebrations on the Chelsea sideline and among the visiting supporters. Now, it’s time for them to focus on winning more trophies.

“I think it was the key moment for us”.

“I didn’t see what I was wanting to see”.

Second choice goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has only made one appearance in the league and so won’t win a medal, the same as Nathan Ake, despite being brought back from loan in January from Bournemouth. We had to improve our tactical work.

The game that the English Premier League season has built up to. “In what we were doing”.

Chelsea’s win over Middlesbrough all but confirmed them as champions.

Club officials want to wait till then to celebrate the title triumph, with a massive West London party planned.

Star players Diego Costa, Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas, vilified by many for apparently playing a huge role with their slack performances on the pitch and actions behind-the-scenes in Mourinho’s demise, have answered all of their critics this season. But to win it in the first season?

Albion are winless in their last six games, with Pulis plotting to add to his squad in the summer to avoid a similar burnout next year.

They were crowned champions in 2015, but went on to suffer their worst campaign for 20 years as they finished a lowly 10th and failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in the Roman Abramovich era.

“The quality has always been there, just with the right attitude and work ethic in training, day in and day out, we have produced this season”. “You never know what happens in football”.

One lucky punter in Romford bagged themselves £70,885 from a £10 wager placed at the start of the season on the back of Chelsea’s victory.

“There are a lot of clubs interested in Charlie Taylor, we’re not the only club interested in him”, said Pulis.

Conte pointed to September’s 3-0 loss at Arsenal, which prompted a change in formation to 3-4-3, as a pivotal moment. “Every single player found in this system the best for them”. I thought against Middlesbrough we played relaxed, in a good way.